Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 31: Mountain Gate Situation
"Master, we found it. It's here." Jiang Zichen's excited voice came, and Song Xian immediately walked quickly towards the room where he was. He saw that the green stone brick floor in the room had been lifted up, and there was a through hole underneath, which was filled with a long black tube. This was obviously a training room.

Shen Fan stood aside in a daze, while Jiang Zichen looked excited.

Several other people also came into the house one after another. When the long black tube was pulled out, faint spiritual energy rose from the ground.

Everyone's originally excited expressions became a little stiff.

"This...how come this spiritual energy is so weak?"

"Master, what did the Beastmaster disciples say?"

"He only said there is a first-level spiritual vein here."

"Looking at the situation, it's a first-grade low-grade spiritual vein, so the spiritual energy it draws up is so weak." Zhong Wenyuan frowned.

"How can a first-order low-grade spiritual vein be enough for daily cultivation?"

"This can only guarantee the cultivation of the initial stage of Qi Refining at best."

"It seems that this is the only training room on this mountain."

Several people were talking to each other, and their words could not hide their disappointment and frustration.

Everyone was used to the days of cultivation in the Qingyun Sect. It was so comfortable to occupy a second-level spiritual vein and have dozens of training rooms. Compared with this, it was nothing.

Song Xian didn't expect this to happen, and he felt a little depressed.

The spiritual vein is the foundation of a sect, but how can ten people practice on this spiritual vein?

Not to mention ten people, even one person is not enough. For cultivators in the late stage of Qi training like George Lam and Zhong Wenyuan, such weak spiritual energy is not enough for their daily practice.

Even Zhang Yi, Lu Yuan, Zhong Yang, and Zhang Ningyuan were struggling, and only Jiang Zichen, Shen Fan, and Song Xian were able to practice enough.

At this moment, everyone's faces looked a little unhappy. Zhong Wenyuan frowned and Lin Zixiang looked worried.

Zhang Yi, Lu Yuan, Zhong Yang, and Zhang Ningyuan could not hide their disappointment.

Only Jiang Zichen was excited, but when he saw that everyone's expressions were not right, he put away his excitement. Shen Fan on the side was still standing there in a daze with an expressionless face.

The room fell into deathly silence.

"Ahem." Song Xian coughed deliberately and pulled himself together. "No matter what, we finally arrived safely, and the new sect has been established. This is our sect. As long as we all work together, I promise that things will get better and better. Senior Brother Zhang Ningyuan, I have a task for you."

"Master, please give me your instructions." Zhang Ningyuan's expression perked up when he heard this.

"Go to the nearby market and buy some daily necessities, including clothes, bed boards, quilts, rice, noodles, candles, etc. Buy everything you can use. Since we've settled here, we should treat it like our new home."

"Yes."

"Senior Brother Xu Ning, you are responsible for investigating the situation near our mountain gate. Inform the surrounding villages that our sect has settled here, and bring some people back to take care of the laundry and cooking. But please do not force anyone to come here. Our sect has just settled here, so we must treat people with kindness, spread the teachings, and avoid leaving a bad reputation."

"Yes, Headmaster."

"Senior Brother Lin, you give that high-level flying magic weapon to Senior Brother Xu Ning. He is going out on behalf of our sect, and we cannot be without any appearance. If he rides a horse, people will inevitably underestimate our sect. Senior Brother Zhang, I will give you this low-grade flying magic weapon." Song Xian took out the Flying Gourd and handed it to Zhang Ningyuan.

"We are new here and don't know the situation here. You are coming down the mountain to represent our sect when interacting with the locals. Please remember not to get into arguments or conflicts with others. It is better to be tolerant in everything."

The two received the flying magic weapon, took some spirit stones from Alan Tam, and turned away.

"Junior Brother Shen, Senior Brother Lu, the two of you should go around Lonely Child Mountain together and take a good look at the geographical features and record them. Other things are fine, the main thing is to find a water source. If there's no water, it will be troublesome."

Zhong Wenyuan said, "There should be a water source. Didn't that Beastmaster Sect disciple say so? A small group from the Muhe Grassland was stationed here before."

"You guys go look for it! Everyone else, come with me to find the source of this spiritual vein. Maybe we can add a few more training rooms."

Several people responded and accepted the order. They left the hall and went down the mountain.

It is not difficult to find the origin of the spiritual vein. The richer the spiritual power around, the closer it is to the origin of the spiritual vein.

Soon, everyone determined that the origin of the spiritual vein originated from a cave.

"The spiritual energy here is quite rich. If we use a spirit gathering array to gather all of it, it should be enough for two low-level training rooms." Zhong Wenyuan, drawing on his years of experience, immediately made a judgment. "Look, there are traces of a magic array carving here." Lin Zixiang lit a torch, illuminating the dark cave, and saw clear scratches on the left side of the stone wall.

Zhang Yi stepped forward and said, "I recognize these. They are the patterns of a spirit gathering array. They must have been set up by the monks from the Muhe Grassland who were stationed here before. They removed the array before leaving, leaving only these engraved patterns behind."

"Look, there's one here too." Jiang Zichen suddenly shouted. There was also an identical pattern carved on the stone wall on the right side.

"Just as I speculated, this is the source of the spiritual vein. We can use the spirit gathering array to open up two low-level training rooms. The monks stationed here in Muhe Grassland did just that, and thus left behind two magic array patterns."

"Okay." Song Xian felt a little more excited. No matter what, having three training rooms is better than having only one.

He turned to look at everyone, but saw that George Lam and Zhong Wenyuan still had indifferent expressions, without any joy.

Their cultivation has all reached the late stage of Qi Refining, and this level of training room is not enough for them, unless it is a high-quality training room with rich spiritual energy like the Qingyun Sect.

After chatting for a while, everyone returned to the temple on the top of the mountain.

Not long after, Lu Yuan and Shen Fan also returned here, and the two sides exchanged information.

Lu Yuan's expression became a little better when he learned that two more spirit gathering arrays could be built in the cave. They also made a discovery on this trip. They found a large clear pool on the mountainside. The bottom of the pool was connected to the huge lake outside the mountain, which was enough to ensure everyone's water supply, so they didn't have to go a long way to fetch water.

In addition, there were many wild rabbits and pheasants in the mountains, and they caught a few of them to improve their meals in the evening.

The food they had eaten along the way was extremely simple and plain, so seeing them catch fertile wild animals, they couldn't help but feel a little greedy.

Jiang Zichen swallowed without any concealment. Song Xian stroked his head with a smile and handed the captured wild animal to him and Shen Fan to deal with.

At night, Zhang Ningyuan and Xu Ning also returned one after another, and both of them completed their tasks well.

Zhang Ningyuan brought some food, clothes, and bedding, and Xu Ning also went to a populated area and met with the locals. He found fifteen men and fifteen women and hired a local escort company, paying them money to escort them.

These people are on their way.

Neither of them spent any spirit stones, they just used some gold and silver.

Knowing that he would need gold, silver and other items to settle down in the Western Frontier, Song Xian exchanged spirit stones for some gold and silver when he was in Pingyuan County.

In addition, Lu Yuan discovered a spiritual field on the south side of Guzi Mountain.

In the northeast, a large stone mine was discovered.

In the southwest, a large forest of spiritual trees was discovered. In the southeast, a soil mine was discovered.

It’s a pity that these places already have owners and are occupied by the local independent cultivators.

Everyone ate the fragrant rabbit meat and roast chicken while chatting, and then went to their rooms to rest.

There are five rooms in the backyard of this palace. Song Xian occupied one of them alone. After spreading out the bedding, he lay down on it, thinking about the future development plan of the sect.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

He jumped up from the bed and opened the door, only to see Zhong Wenyuan standing outside, looking very worried.

He knew that Zhong Wenyuan came to see him so late, and there must be something that was inconvenient to say in front of everyone.

The two of them entered the inner room, locked the door, lit a candle, and sat facing each other: "Brother Zhong, what can I do for you?"

"We have now settled in Lonely Mountain. What are your plans for the future, Master?"

"I'd like to wait until all matters at the mountain gate are resolved before going out in a few days to visit other relocated sects in Bianxia Town and inspect the situation here before making any plans. What suggestions does Senior Brother Zhong have?"

"We're completely in the dark right now, and I don't have any good suggestions. According to my experience, if a small, emerging force wants to gain a foothold, it must pay homage to the largest local force. The largest force in West City is the Luoyun Sect. The headmaster should find an opportunity to pay them a visit."

"Brother Zhong's words make sense. After I visit other sects in Bianxia Town in a few days, I will go to Bianxi City."

"Although our sect is small, we can't just sit back and enjoy the wealth. If we continue like this, the little money we brought into the sect will soon be spent. Once we run out of spirit stones, everyone will naturally disperse. We need to find a way to start an industry."

"I thought so too, so I want to visit the nearby sects first to understand the situation before making any plans. Brother Zhong, please come with me! I'm inexperienced, and one person's plans are limited, but two people can make a long plan. Together, we can discuss things."

(End of this chapter)